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Cheltenham Matched Betting

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thefavourite · 10/03/2019 08:57

CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL - TUESDAY 12th - FRIDAY 15th MARCH 2019

The offers I am planning to take advantage of are:-

  • Skybet - money back as cash if you lose - up to £20 - 1st Race every day of the festival. Expected Value: £16 per day, £64 in total
  • betway - if your horse loses in the first or last race at Cheltenham each day, we’ll refund you with a Free Bet up to £/€10 in each race. Expected Value: £6 per race, £48 in total
  • Ladbrokes - £1 free bet each day of the festival. Expected Value: £0.70 per race, £2.80 in total
  • William Hill - I have a few £5 free bets already set up which should credit to be used on Tuesday.
  • Matchbook- £20 free bet sign up offer.

I'm interested in the extra place offers offered by Betfred & Paddy Power but don't think I know enough about horse racing to do these and also I will only be online early morning and evenings after 9pm. Also the double winnings at Coral are interesting. I wish I understood the offers at Betfair Sportsbook & Exchange as these are probably good too. I might look into all these a bit more.

I've discounted using Racebets and Sportspesa as they have bad reviews and/or are super quick to gub. I didn't get the Bet365 offer Sad or I'd be taking full advantage of that!

I don't know about everyone else, but I'm feeling a bit bamboozled, so much so that I'm just want to close the laptop down and run away and forget the whole thing is happening! So to keep my sanity, I'm probably going to choose just a few good offers as listed above and concentrate on those and maybe some Cheltenham casino offers too. I'm aware there's stacks of cash to be made though, hopefully you are going for the big £££! That being said, I'd absolutely love your tips and to hear your plans so thay we can make some money together! It's also be interesting to know targets. Mine is £250 for the week but this will include weekly stuff (bet clubs, price boosts, darts) and also casino.

If anyone has bet as a matched bettor at Cheltenham before, I (and am sure everyone!) would be grateful for your advice and help so please post!

OP posts:
misstiggiwinkle · 10/03/2019 19:55

@Fluffycloudland77 what is the Star Sports one? I can't see anywhere

Babysharkdododont · 10/03/2019 20:03

The Bethard offer is almost too good to be true, double odds on winners

Fluffycloudland77 · 10/03/2019 20:14

It was yesterday.

Babysharkdododont · 10/03/2019 20:41

It's for Chelts Fluffy

Fluffycloudland77 · 10/03/2019 21:24

Yes it was bet £25 get 25 for Cheltenham. I can see why people book time off.

Babysharkdododont · 10/03/2019 21:28

Honestly fluffy it's every day, hopefully the picture has uploaded. Get on it, it's a fab offer!

Cheltenham Matched Betting
Fluffycloudland77 · 10/03/2019 21:36

We’re talking about different offers Baby 😀.

Just think, this time next year we’ll be making loads on Cheltenham because we’ll have more experience and bigger banks.

Babysharkdododont · 10/03/2019 21:40

Or we'll have been gubbed Sad
Let's make hay whilst the sun shines!

Fluffycloudland77 · 11/03/2019 06:54

Nooooo that’s my biggest fear 🙉

My aim for cheats is £100 which ought to be easy. Apparently bet365 can be quick to gub during Cheltenham.

Keletubbie · 11/03/2019 11:41

Gubbing isn't the end of the world. I'll make a couple of hundred over the next few days and I'm gubbed at Coral, Sky and Betway :)

misstiggiwinkle · 11/03/2019 13:26

Can someone advise me on how to bet/lay the Paddy power offer - money back as a fb if you place 2/3/4th? I've got myself into a muddle!

Coppermine · 11/03/2019 13:47

misstiggi you just back and lay as normal and hope they place 2/3/4. I don't think there is a way to lock in profit. So just need to look for low QL.

Fairyliz · 11/03/2019 13:58

Just done my Bet365 bet, free bet appeared immediately so should make about £16 from that one. Hopefully I can do it every day.

Coppermine · 11/03/2019 14:08

I'm still so gutted I didn't get the Bet365 offer Sad

YesQueen · 11/03/2019 16:32

I've done a 365 one but free bet not appeared yet

Fluffycloudland77 · 11/03/2019 16:42

I’m thinking one strategy would be to bet on several different horses in a race and then hope you pick up at least one refund?.

Then use different bookies the next day?.

alwaysncxx · 11/03/2019 17:30

Is everyone picking horses at random?

Fluffycloudland77 · 11/03/2019 18:35

I thought I’d pick one of the top three or four for the second to so fave or fave for bonuses if you pick the winner.

Harrykanesrightsock · 11/03/2019 18:36

Hi. Just started on 1st March so still terrified. I will be just doing a couple a day during Cheltenham but will be watching in preparation for next year. You all look very organised I must say.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 11/03/2019 19:47

The Coral offer isn’t available to me. Damn. Does that mean gubbed do you think? Have just spent two hours placing bets with Paddy Power, Skybet, Bet365 and William hill, but scratching around for anything else. I’m not sure how people reckon to make £500+. Any ideas how to make that sort of money? Dh isn’t in to matched betting or gambling but happens to have a betway account that my son opened for him apparently! Anyway have got him betting on the first and last races of the day.

Fluffycloudland77 · 11/03/2019 19:56

Unibet? Bwin? Free bets 4 all have a good list of offers.

You usually get an email if your gubbed

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 11/03/2019 20:01

Just found Betfred freebet if second/third on first race of each day.,

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 11/03/2019 20:10

Thanks fluffy

alwaysncxx · 11/03/2019 21:21

Can someone explain it to me a little bit? I would really like to get involved with match betting for Cheltenham but I've no clue what I'm doing Confused

I regularly bet on football accumulators so think I have used all of the free offers? I have accounts with Sky Bet, Coral, Paddy Power, Ladbrokes, B365..

Fluffycloudland77 · 11/03/2019 21:37

www.teamprofit.com/cheltenham-2019-guide

Try this.